ALEXIS Sanchez has Manchester United’s coveted No.7 jersey.

According to Spanish outlet Marca, that’s the sign Cristiano Ronaldo needs to take as a reality check amidst his latest Real Madrid contract strop, while also a clear message that Gareth Bale is no longer a transfer priority.

Sentiment aside, central positions are likely to become Jose Mourinho’s transfer priorities and The Sun reports that Jorge Mendes’ conversation with his client Mourinho, about his highest profile client Ronaldo, ended with the Special One ruling out interest in a player three years older than Sanchez.

Although Financial Fair Play would require some serious squad manoeuvring, they can afford it. And they’d create their own Galactico front three with Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and CR7, with Edinson Cavani and co thrown in too.

“Florentino Perez will seek to maximise his club’s income on a transfer but is conscious that a compromise will be required on a transfer fee,” he writes.

“Ronaldo wants that price set at no more than one tenth of the symbolic €1billion release clause in his current contract.”

Sport and Mundo Deportivo in Spain suggest Real would need to up his current deal, which expires in 2021, to £35m to compete with what Lionel Messi is on at Barcelona.

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Ronaldo’s only other option would be if Los Blancos can lure Eden Hazard to the Bernabeu, then Chelsea would emerge as a potential destination, reports Don Balon.